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because if they pass too much they're going to be worried about a general election. if they don't pass enough they could be worried about a primary election. >> there was an interesting article in the national journal today. and they said that the democrats may be misreading the polls that actually doesn't take into account the level of intensity on the side of the nra. and maybe it's not matched on the side of people who want that change. the nra has been better funded for such a long time. is that a realistic assessment. >> sure, the nra is well organized. but i think we need to look at how much money they spent, tens of millions of dollars in the last election and what kind of return they had. they had less than 1% of return of districts they went into and candidates they were supporting. so i do think there's still a bit of a myth around how strong the nra's political capital is. >> it was interesting, i had charlie rangel on. on monday, more than 20 episcopal bishops are going to march to protest gun violence. and they're asking hundreds of people, maybe thousan
because if they pass too much they're going to be worried about a general election. if they don't pass enough they could be worried about a primary election. >> there was an interesting article in the national journal today. and they said that the democrats may be misreading the polls that actually doesn't take into account the level of intensity on the side of the nra. and maybe it's not matched on the side of people who want that change. the nra has been better funded for such a long...
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i think it was a big factor in this last election. i think young people of either party just think it's the right thing to do. it's a civil rights issue. it's not just gay people who want you to be for marriage equali equality. it's a broad segment of the electorate. if you look at that poll the majority of catholics are for marriage equality. a majority of -- the minority communities are for marriage equality. i just think it is more and more a basic civil rights issue that people are going to expect you to be on the right side of. >> steve, thanks so much. good to see you. >> good to see you. >>> in south carolina today the first test of former governor mark sanford's attempt at a post scandal political comeback. sanford running against 15 other republican candidates for congress. in 2009 you'll remember he stepped down as governor after admitting an extra marital affair with an argentinian woman. among his opponents ted turner's son teddy. the primary is expected to go to a round. i had enough of feeling embarrassed about my skin.
i think it was a big factor in this last election. i think young people of either party just think it's the right thing to do. it's a civil rights issue. it's not just gay people who want you to be for marriage equali equality. it's a broad segment of the electorate. if you look at that poll the majority of catholics are for marriage equality. a majority of -- the minority communities are for marriage equality. i just think it is more and more a basic civil rights issue that people are going to...
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. >>> nbc news has confirmed south carolina senator tim johnson won't seek re-election in 2014. the democrat made a strong recovery after suffering bleeding in his brain several years ago. he is 66. >>> new jersey governor chris christie's weight isn't an issue. 64% of new jersey voters are comfortable with an overweight candidate. >>> general david petraeus makes his return to the public light tonight. he is making a speech at an event honoring veterans and rotc cadets at the university of southern california. kwo according to "the new york times," he will say "i am also keenly aware that the reason for my recent journey was my own doing. so please allow me to begin my remarks this evening by reiterating how deeply i regret and apologize for the circumstances that led me to resign from the cia and cause such pain for my family, friends, and supporters." >>> the president welcomed friends to a private passover seder at the white house last night. a new addition this year, a seder plate he picked up on a visit to israel. >>> and secretary of state john kerry showing off soccer sk
. >>> nbc news has confirmed south carolina senator tim johnson won't seek re-election in 2014. the democrat made a strong recovery after suffering bleeding in his brain several years ago. he is 66. >>> new jersey governor chris christie's weight isn't an issue. 64% of new jersey voters are comfortable with an overweight candidate. >>> general david petraeus makes his return to the public light tonight. he is making a speech at an event honoring veterans and rotc...
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there's no doubt that netanyahu preferred romney over obama in the last election. but the fact of the matter is, the president understands as well as netanyahu that the two of them are facing what essentially is israel's greatest peril in the next year, and that is iran's potential nuclear weaponization. and both countries are tied at the hip inso far as what happens to iran. if iran decides to proceed, well, both israel and the united states might find themselves in a conflict against iran. and so there's got to be a better relationship between these two men. not only with respect to iran, but also with respect to israel's growing challenges on its borders, particularly in lebanon with hezbollah in the south with gaza and egypt and, of course, with syria. the last thing that the united states wants is for netanyahu and the israeli people the belief that the president does not have his back and they would have to act unilaterally without due american consultation with israelis. >> and we know, michael, that the president is going to be going to ramallah to be talki
there's no doubt that netanyahu preferred romney over obama in the last election. but the fact of the matter is, the president understands as well as netanyahu that the two of them are facing what essentially is israel's greatest peril in the next year, and that is iran's potential nuclear weaponization. and both countries are tied at the hip inso far as what happens to iran. if iran decides to proceed, well, both israel and the united states might find themselves in a conflict against iran....
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electability is what it's about. >> former congressman, good to see you. thanks so much. >>> checking the news feed this morning, colorado police are following up on several tips in their man hunt for the person who killed the state's prison director. tom clements was shot tuesday after answering the front door of his home. officials say they don't know for sure if the murder is related to his job, but they have increased security for other state officials including the governor. >>> the new general in charge of guantanamo bay prison wants $150 million to overhaul the facility that president obama once vowed to shut down. the money would pay for new guard barracks, a new dining hall and legal conference center. about 25 detainees are currently on a hunger strike. that's the largest protest there in several years. the white house says it is still committed to closing the prison. >>> more threats this morning from north korea. the government says it will attack military bases in japan and guam if provoked. this comes a day after kim jong-un conducted a mock
electability is what it's about. >> former congressman, good to see you. thanks so much. >>> checking the news feed this morning, colorado police are following up on several tips in their man hunt for the person who killed the state's prison director. tom clements was shot tuesday after answering the front door of his home. officials say they don't know for sure if the murder is related to his job, but they have increased security for other state officials including the governor....
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have won the election. he just got too trapped into the orthodoxy. and that's the pitfall. are they going to be trapped into the cpac of the party, and if they do that, they're not going to win another election. >> one of the things that people have to do, if you want to be the majority party, you have to understand that the edges will get further and further apart. but more than that, you have to also realize that you have to agree that you're not going to agree with everything that's at the other edge. but you're more likely to agree with that guy than someone whose on the edge of an opposite party. but you can't demand that people hold almost a religious view of what you think is right. and if you don't think 100% of that, then you are my enemy. >> great discussion. thank you so much. i'm sorry i have to leave it there, guys. governor rendell, rich galen, thanks for your time. >> thanks. >>> cheg the news feed four this morning. university of central florida has canceled classes and hundreds of students
have won the election. he just got too trapped into the orthodoxy. and that's the pitfall. are they going to be trapped into the cpac of the party, and if they do that, they're not going to win another election. >> one of the things that people have to do, if you want to be the majority party, you have to understand that the edges will get further and further apart. but more than that, you have to also realize that you have to agree that you're not going to agree with everything that's at...